When Emily Bohenstengel of Stevens Point walks across the stage at Mid-State Technical College’s fall commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15, it won’t be the first college degree for the Nursing program graduate, or even her first degree from Mid-State. She is, however, confident that the career of her dreams awaits her on the other side.

After completing his two-year degree from Mid-State straight out of high school, Colin Yusten of Marshfield will deliver the student address at Mid-State Technical College’s commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15. The honor marks Yusten’s official transition to a new and exciting chapter already underway, as he now approaches graduation from the Machine Tool Technician program with a full a year of work experience in his chosen field.

Mid-State Technical College will celebrate the achievements of its fall graduates on Sunday, Dec. 15, in a combined commencement ceremony in the Wisconsin Rapids Campus gymnasium beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Mid-State Technical College’s third annual Apprenticeship Food Drive has collected and distributed a whopping 7,134 pounds of food and household items to local pantries in Mid-State’s district communities, a significant jump over last year’s 2,000-pound haul. This year’s total represented the combined donations from Mid-State’s Construction Electrician (ABC and IBEW-NECA), Ironworker, Maintenance Technician, Millwright and Plumber apprentices as part of the College’s celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 11–15.

Mid-State Technical College is teaming up with the Department of Workforce Development and area employers to offer an information technology apprenticeship and job fair during National Apprenticeship Week. Anyone interested in learning about IT-related jobs and apprenticeship opportunities is encouraged to attend the event on Mid-State’s Stevens Point Campus, Room CER 634, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m.

For the first time, three Mid-State Technical College students placed in their competitions at the annual national SkillsUSA® Championships held this June in Louisville, Ky. The result is a point of pride for the College as it seeks to increase its involvement in the organization this year as host to the high school district skills competition on Dec. 12.

Free electric vehicle charging is now available to the public at all Mid-State Technical College campuses in Adams, Marshfield, Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids. Each electrical vehicle charging station is the first in its community.
 

Over 450 students from seven area high schools and homeschool groups converged at the Wisconsin Rapids Campus of Mid-State Technical College on Oct. 22 for the College’s Program Showcase career exploration event. The popular biannual event invites area high school students to experience hands-on demonstrations of many of Mid-State’s over 60 programs as well as learn about dual credit opportunities and applying for scholarships.

Mid-State Technical College Barber Technologist and Cosmetology students will now use Joico hair care and coloring lines in the College’s on-campus salon, The Salon@Mid-State. The new product line was introduced with a product launch and open house on the Wisconsin Rapids Campus, Oct. 21–24.

For the third year, spectators and medical first responders at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course will be able to track their exact position on the course in real time thanks a live GPS map on their hand-held devices. The map of the 5,000-meter race course is now one of over a dozen created for cross country races across the state by Civil Engineering Technology-Highway Technician students at Mid-State Technical College.

In recognition of the five-year anniversary of the relocation of Mid-State Technical College to downtown Stevens Point, Stevens Point Mayor Mike Wiza issued a proclamation declaring November 2019 “Mid-State Month” in the city.

Higher education leaders from around the state gathered on the Wisconsin Rapids Campus on October 9–10 for the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) Fall 2019 Conference, followed by an optional Leadership Intensive Workshop on Oct. 11.